[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8950]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  IN HONOR OF THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF DOLE VETERANS MEDICAL CENTER IN 
                            WICHITA, KANSAS

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                          HON. NANCY E. BOYDA

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 13, 2008

  Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the 
staff and administrators of the Robert J. Dole Department of Veterans 
Affairs Medical Center, past, present and future.
  For 75 years, the Dole Veterans Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas has 
improved the health and overall well-being of all veterans who visited. 
The capable and trusted staff has provided care, comfort and answers to 
multitudes of difficult questions. When our brave service men and women 
return home to the State of Kansas, they know, and they have known for 
three quarters of a century, that their wounds, whether physical or 
psychological, will not go untreated. They have encountered care, 
compassion and wisdom from the staff here at Dole Veterans Medical 
Center. With our support, that level of care will only increase.
  In my first 2 years in office, this House has voted to add almost $18 
billion more in veterans funding. Many of those dollars are directed 
specifically to health care needs which had, in the past, been grossly 
underfunded.
  I will continue to fight for increases in funding directed toward 
veterans' health care programs, in order to help preserve the legacy of 
quality health care and fuel improvements for the future.
  The Dole Veterans Medical Center, with its 75 years of success and 
unparalleled performance, is an absolute godsend. The State of Kansas 
thanks everyone involved in making that true and I ask that my 
colleagues join me in thanking them for their service and the service 
of all our Nation's veterans.

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